Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Via News Blog Central I come to find out about this Yahoo News story with some interesting phraseology, and I’ll let the NBC proprietor, CEO, chief, cook and bottle-washer James Bostwick explain this further.
I love the tone of this article. When Republicans make their case, they’re “attacking” Democrats. When the Dems bid, it’s called “countering.” The verbage throughout the article is very enlightening. Here’s a few highlights of clever word association by author Espo.
Republicans: attack, criticizing, battle…waged, protect seats, Bush’s script, mocked, reeling, ridiculed, accusation.
Democrats: undeterred, countered, change, winning, usher in a new era of divided government, poised to win, decade of struggle, projected confidence, competitive, gained the endorsement.
You can see that the author paints a bleak outlook for Republicans almost characterizing them as cornered animals, lashing out at the establishment. Meanwhile, Democrats are valiantly fighting the fight, and striving towards victory. Shameless.
Follow the link, and you get this parting-shot at the end where several Democratic “countering” ad is analyzed…
Lacking the presidential megaphone, Democrats broadcast their message in television commercials in key districts around the country.
“Rick O’Donnell. He’s George Bush’s candidate for Congress. O’Donnell wanted to send 75,000 more troops to Iraq,” says an ad in a suburban Denver race that Democrats are particularly optimistic about winning.
“Despite a war gone wrong and no plan for victory politicians like Rob Simmons keep voting to stay the course again and again, following George Bush’s failed leadership no matter what the cost,” is the accusation against Rep. Rob Simmons of Connecticut.
Rep. Dave Reichert “just sides with Bush on Iraq,” says the announcer in the ad against the Washington state congressman. “Iraq is just a disaster. Iraq is a complete disaster. It’s heartbreaking.”
Yet another ad shows Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M., saying, “We need to stay the course,” followed by an announcer’s voice saying, “No, we don’t.”
I discussed this whole Iraq thing briefly last night. It’s not complicated at all, in fact, it’s even simpler than most people make it out to be.
Republicans: If we leave Iraq now, it will be a complete disaster. So let’s not do that yet.
Democrats: If we leave Iraq now, it will be a complete disaster. So…what in the hell are we waiting for?
Let’s just go ahead and call this right now. If Democrats capture one chamber of Congress, or the other…certainly, if they capture both…Iraq AND terrorism will simply be “tuned out.” Welfare, minimum wage, medicare, global warming, roll back the tax cuts, rich not paying their fair share. It will be the 1980’s all over again, all domestic issues, all the time. You will go through all of 2007 not hearing anything about terrorists, except maybe from some Republicans forcibly retired from Congress.
I’m calling it: The transformation will start during the holidays. Thanksgiving. You’ll read about poor people and homeless people having shitty Thanksgivings. Thanksgiving will become a major, major event. Microphones shoved into the faces of voluneer workers doling out the turkey and gravy in homeless shelters, so they can discuss what dire circumstances these people are in, and how many of them are going to develop medical problems because it’s going to be so cold this winter.
The drumbeat will continue for two solid years, in preparation for the 2008 presidential elections. All poor people, all the time. Not a peep about dirty little depraved animal-men who want to kill large numbers of us to make political statements. Derelicts, old people, single parents, programs, benefits, premiums, interest, mortgages, taxes.
Just get terrorism the hell OFF the front page. It’s really hard to sell new social programs when the filthy commoners are thinking about terrorists.
If Democrats win, a year from today the September 11 attacks will be as distant from our contemporary mindset as the War of 1812. The terrorists will not have gone away, by any means. We’ll just be directed from our elites to think about other things.
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